Elgin Baylor vs. Jaylen Wells Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Wells and Elgin Baylor, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Elgin Baylor played 14 years in the NBA, 13 more than Jaylen Wells, who played 1. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Jaylen Wells had his rookie season in 2024-25. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Elgin Baylor 14 12 1958-59 to 1971-72
Jaylen Wells 1 0 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Elgin Baylor Jaylen Wells
Season 1958-592024-25
Team Minneapolis LakersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Elgin Baylor 70 40.8 24.9 - - 15.0 4.1 - - - 3.9 8.6 21.2 .408 - - - 7.6 9.8 .777
difference:+9+14.9+14.5+11.6+2.4-2.1+5.0+12.6+.017+6.2+8.1+.045
Jaylen Wells 79 25.9 10.4 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.7 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.8 3.6 8.6 .425 1.7 5.0 .352 1.4 1.7 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Elgin Baylor 13 42.8 25.5 - - 12.0 3.3 - - - 4.0 9.4 23.3 .403 - - - 6.7 8.7 .770
Jaylen Wells DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Elgin Baylor played 13 seasons more than Jaylen Wells in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 1960 to 1972—Elgin Baylor played in 11 Playoffs.

In those 13 extra years over Jaylen Wells, Elgin Baylor got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 9 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 10 All-Star Game